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Articlesby Wes PlattFebruary 10, 2023

2023 SBF Maintenance Survey: Wages Increase Along with Expenses for Parts

The average hourly starting pay for school bus maintenance works is up more than $1 compared to last year, but more than half of student transportation operations surveyed indicated that their technicians are expected to cover bus routes often or daily due to driver shortages.

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Newsby Wes PlattFebruary 8, 2023

Diesel, Gasoline Costs Largely Decline This Week

It’s the first weekly decline in fuel costs for consumers since 2023 kicked off.

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Newsby Wes PlattJanuary 23, 2023

School Bus Maintenance Survey In Progress

School transportation managers are encouraged to share their insights in School Bus Fleet's annual survey. Results will appear in the March print edition.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 19, 2023

New Rotary Scissor Lift Comes with Small Footprint

The new lift was introduced at the 2022 SEMA Show and can serve as a small-bay alignment lift solution.

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Articlesby Wes PlattDecember 19, 2022

SBF Wrapped: 5 Most-Viewed Feature Articles in 2022

In 2022, highlights on the School Bus Fleet website included stories dealing with special-needs transportation, employee morale and retention, and CDL requirements in the midst of an ongoing school bus driver shortage.

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Newsby Wes PlattDecember 8, 2022

FMCSA Won't Move Forward with Additional Inspections Rule

The rule would’ve required states to implement potentially duplicative annual vehicle inspections for passenger-carrier commercial motor vehicles, such as school buses.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 6, 2022

Rotary Announces Fully Automatic Air-Conditioning Recharging Machine Line

The new line of equipment from the Vehicle Service Group (VSG) subsidiary was developed in partnership with TEXA.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 31, 2022

JohnDow Introduces New Maintenance Products

The company is exhibiting at AAPEX in Las Vegas, where they'll showcase the new Oil Container Drainer, the Static Grounding Reel, and the TPMS Retrofit Sensors.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 27, 2022

"Serving the Shop" Maintenance Demos Planned for SEMA Show

Rotary and Chief Collision Technology take their products to Las Vegas from Nov. 1-4.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 25, 2022

Ohio Mechanics Get Fresh Talk on School Bus Tire Retreading

Pre-Q Galago and other experts on retreading discussed options for extending tire life during the Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association (OSBMA) workshop.

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